Baker&#39;s tray



OCLB, 1933. w Q BROWN 1,929,303

BAKER S TRAY Filed Aug. 18, 1930 A TTORNEY,

Patentedv Oct. 3, 1933 A' Y l ,l v Y Y L, .i

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V1`,929 ,:to l y BAKERS TRAY I walter o. Browmpetrdit, Mieli. y ApplieationAugst is, 1930.1 seriarNe. 475,385 Y s claims. (ol. 217-) This invention relates towooden' trays and Y corners of the tray andare nailedto the sides more-particularly to that type of tray as used 2 and the ends 3, vas-indicated atq20. The upper for carrying pastries lin delivery trucks. f; corners of the tray are provided with the sheet An object of the invention is to provideV a tray metal reinforcing pieces 21, thesame being nailed 5 of relatively large `size which will be light in vto the strips 14 and 15, as indicated at 22. The 60 I weight and rigidinconstruction. Y lower cornerspf the tray are provided with the Y, Another object of the invention is to provide a reinforcing pieces or wear plates 23.the same be- Wooden tray in which the four 'sides and the boting nailed to the strips9 and llas indicated at 24. V y

tom are madeof veneer wood andthe-'top and f f'ByreferringtoFig it will be' seen `that the l0 lower edges'of the sides areprovided'with wooden rodsor wires 25 are provided `at their ends .with 65.

reinforcingstrips and theseV held togetherxbytie the outturned portions 26 and- 2*?, the:` ends 26 rods so thatfany strain is taken fromY the Veneer being inserted in the apertures 28 provided' in sides. a f the strips 14 While theerids27 are inserted'in These objects and the several novel features of the apertures 29 provided in .the strips 9. The the invention'are hereinafter morefullydescribed end stripsll and 15 will likewise be provided Q andclaimed andthe preferred form of construcwith apertures for-,receivingthe o utturned vends tion by which these objects 'are attained is of the wires or Vrods, the samebeing identical shownin the accompanying drawing in Which-,- withkthe rods It will thus be seen that any Fig. 1 is a'perspective view of myiximproved strain exerted upon Hthe top. of bottom Vedgeofr 2G tray. i 1 the traywill be taken up by the rods 25-and 30. 7,5

Fig. 2 is anr enlarged sectionztakenonline 2f2 In assembling the tray the bottom 1 will first of Fig. 1. be nailed to thestrips 4, 5 and 6.1; 'I he wiresp25 Fig. Bis a detail view of a modified form of will have their outturned ends inserted inthe reconstructionshowing .a reinforcing'member for Cesses provided vrespectively in the strips 9 and 25 the tie rod. 'e 1 t v 14 and the sides 2 will then be'nailed tothe said 80 Referring` now::to the drawing it will beseen strip. The ends ofthe tray will be assembledin that the bottom 1 of thevtray, the sides 2 and-the like mannenthe voutturned ends. of the wiresl 30 ends 3 are :made preferablyfof three-ply, veneer being assembled in therecesses vprovided, inthe wood. The bottom '51 is nailed to the sidestrips strips 11 and 15 and the'eIldSthen beings-nailed Y 3e 4 and the end strips 5, the same forming a rec#` to the saidstrips;V Thesides 2 will then be ,nailed 8 5. tangular frame, the outerzdimensionsof .which te the-Stripe@ While the ends 3 Will berniled 't0 are the same as the dimensions oftheA bottom of the Strips 5 and then bothY the sidesy and the ends the tray. f will be nailed tothe corner posts V19,-A The metal The longitudinally extending strips 6 are Vnailed y relOYCIlg VlJeCeSY 21 and 23'W11 Vthen ,be AIletiled to the end strips 5 as indicated at 'land the boteI respectively to theupper andglower s ide andgend 90 torn 1 is inturn nailed to the strips 6 as indistrips andthe tray will Vthen be ready for use. cated at 8. The reinforcing strips 9V extend along When it is'desiredto maken tray of rconsiderT the sides 2 of the tray and at theV lower yedge ableA depthl it isl desirable to reinforce thevv wire thereof'and are nailed to the strips 4 as indicated extending. between"Y the lippe? `Stilil 14, and Y'the Cil Ae0 at 10. The wood.v reinforcing strips `11v extend lower stripHQfand, as shown in Fig. 3,' an aper- 95 along the ends of the trayand at the lower-edge ture isy provided Vinthe-panel ,2 and a portion 43 thereof and are nailed to the end strips, 5 as is struck out-frornnthe lplate: .41 .andv extends indicated at 12.` '1 through the aperture in the panel andclosely ene It will be geen that the nails 7 also extend circles the rod 40. If desired the struck out porthrough the end strips 11 as Well as the end tion 43 may thenv bewelded to the rod 40. The 100 strips 5. The sides 2 of the tray are nailed to plete 41 is provided with e'plureltrof inturned the strips 9 as indicated at 13. The wood reintongues 42 and may be driven into the side forcing strips 14 are nailed to the sides 2, the panel 2- I upper edge of the same being flush with the From the foregoing description it becomes eviupper. edge of the sides of the traywhile the dent that I have provided a tray of relatively 105 ends 3 of the tray have the strips 15'nailed tok large size which will be yfairly light in weight all the upper edge thereof as indicated at 16. Suitlowing the same to be veasily .handled but which, able hand holds 17 are provided in the ends Bof will be exceedingly strong and due to the fact the tray for permitting the same to be easily that the rods connect thereinforcing strips and lifted. Suitable posts 19 are inserted in the inner also that the corners are v`provided with metal 110 feo and bottom edgesof said side and end panels,

tie rods connected to the upper and lower reinforcing strips, and reinforcing means for vthe tie rods secured to the side and end panels and positioned between the upper and lower reinforcing strip. `y

2. A tray having an open top comprising a bottom frame of the desired peripheralshape, a panel member providing a bottom covering the frame the edges of which terminate flush with the outer peripheral facevthereof, Ya peripheral wallof panel like form,the outer faceof which is practically flush'with the said peripheral outer face :of the bottomfraI-ne, reinforcing members secured'to`- the outer peripheral faceof thebottom frame and extending thereabove providing a support for the bottom edge'o'f the side wall, a second reinforcing member'exten'ding about the upper end of the peripheral side wall on the exterior face thereof and flush Withthe upper edge thereof, triangular metal-corner plates 'extendin'gacross the upper edge of the upper lreinforcing member andover the outer side faces thereof anda similar series of 'metal corner plates extending acrossthe bottom edge and' over the outer side faces of the bottom reinforcing member, and a series of metal tie members extend- `ing vertically between and secured to ther'said reinforcing membersv to relieve the sidewall of strain tending to be imposed thereon in handling the tray by 'the upper reinforcing member.

' 3.' A receptacle having an open top comprising a wooden bottom frame 'of rectangular' form, a Wood panel member providing a bottom covering the frame and terminating practically flush w-ith the outer peripheral face thereof, wooden side-and 'end walls of panel like fcrm,'the outer faces of which are practically flush with the respectiveportion Aof the outerface of the bottom frame member, `a vwooden reinforcing member extending about and secured to the bottom frame and covering the bottom edge of the side and' 'endl panels vto support the same, and a secondA wooden reinforcing member extending aboutandpositioned approximately ush with theupper end of therside andend walls on theY exterior face thereof, said end walls each having an elongated aperture just beneath the respectivev portion ofthe upper reinforcing member wherebyf'the'same mayl'be used as a handhold,

` anda series of'vertical'metal membersfsecured atopposite ends to the reinforcing membersk and lying` contact-with the side and end panels to support the same from outward deflectionl between the-reinforcing members and further providing Ya means to relieve the vertical panels of strains imposed thereon in handling the tray.

4. A receptacle or the like having an open top comprising a bottom frame of rectangular form,

va panel member of plywood providing a bottom cover for the frame and terminating practically ush with the outer peripheral lface thereof, v-s'ide and end walls of plywood providing panels, the bottom edges of which engage the bottom panel and the outer faces of which are V.practically flush with the respective portions of the outer face of the bottom frame member, a

wood reinforcing member extending about the outer face .of the bottom frame -flush with the bottom face thereof vand extending above the bottom frame and bottom edge of the side and end panels providing a support therefor, a second reinforcing member extending about the outer side and upper end of the sideand end wallsspractically flush with the lupperends of the said walls, a. cornerV post in the interior cor.- ners formed `bythe side and end-wallaia series of vertical tie'v rodsin spacedrelation extending between the reinforcing members .to relieve the panels of `strainin handling the tray. byl using ther upper reinforcing member as. a handhold, and metal cornerr plates extending across the' upper ends of the'corner posts and securedto -havingthe lower edges engaging thebottom portion, a reinforcing stripsecured tothe top vedge of the side and end'panels, a reinforcing strip secured to the'bottom frame and bottom edges of the said side and end panels, metal -tie rods lying in contact on Vthe outer-face ofthe side and end panels and' having end. portions. respectivel'yfsecured to the upper and lower reinforcing. strips,

y and ametal reinforcing plate? for each tiefrod securedron the inner face of the respective panel and having a struck out` portion extending through the .panel` .and aboutthe respective. tie

-6..A wooden'ireceptacle having. an open top comprising y'top andV bottomperipheral frame members, a bottom member, side walls of' thin brlexible wood supported by the frame members, and a series of' metal tie rods. extending ver.- ti'cally between-.and secured to the top and bot.-

tom frame members between said members; and' the sideandend walls to. relieve the side walls of lstrain imposed .thereon in'handling: .andlying incontact with said walls betweenthe frame members tosupport. the. same against internal pressure. f

WALTER.y O; BROWN.;

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